VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

JANUARY 24, 2005

The Vanderburgh County Rezoning Board met in session this 24^th day of January, 2005 at 3:01 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Suzanne Crouch presiding.

President Crouch: Good afternoon. Welcome to the Vanderburgh County Commission Rezoning meeting. I’m going to let everyone, kind of go around the table....well, do you all know us?

Unidentified: I know her, she was in the last meeting I was in.

President Crouch: Alright, we’ll go around and let everyone introduce themselves and their positions.

Commissioner Nix: Bill Nix, County Commissioner.

Commissioner Musgrave: Cheryl Musgrave, County Commissioner.

President Crouch: Suzanne Crouch, County Commissioner.

Madelyn Grayson: Madelyn Grayson, Recording Secretary.

Brad Mills: Brad Mills, Area Plan Commission Director.

Bev Behme: Beverly Behme, staff in Area Plan.

President Crouch: If everyone would stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

(The Pledge of Allegiance was given.)

President Crouch: Alright, the first item on our agenda is first readings. We have three dockets. We have three dockets that are before us, and I believe at this time we just go ahead, there is no information presented, we go ahead and take a vote, usually on first reading so that they can proceed then to Area Plan. Then they will ultimately come back here.

Commissioner Musgrave: Is this a motion to approve?

President Crouch: That is correct.

Commissioner Musgrave: Motion to approve the first three items on our agenda today.

President Crouch: Okay, can you read the numbers, please?

Commissioner Musgrave: Let’s make sure I get them right, okay. VC-3-2005, VC-4-2005, and VC-5-2005.

Commissioner Nix: I second that motion.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Crouch: So ordered. Do we take a vote on the first readings? I don’t believe we take a roll call.

Bev Behme: Just to send them forward.

President Crouch: Do we have to do a roll call on that?

Bev Behme: No.

President Crouch: Only when we do the final.

President Crouch: The next item on our agenda is the final reading for docket number VC-1-2005, Dayton Freight Lines. Is there anyone in the audience, or Area Plan that cares to address this issue? Can you tell us, Brad, what all has, was this a positive, a favorable?

Brad Mills: Yes, there were nine affirmative votes, and two negative votes. Part of the concern that was mentioned at the meeting was the fact that they had two drive accesses on to Green River Road. That was also brought up again at site review last week, I believe it was, and it had been requested that, to see if they could work out just doing one entrance, instead of the two. Part of the concern was the County Engineer wants to have acceleration and deceleration lanes, and passing blisters for the entrances. So, they were supposed to try to come up with something, and I have not seen anything else submitted. I don’t believe you all have submitted revised drawings yet.

Unidentified: We won’t have that all prepared until Wednesday.

Brad Mills: Okay, so.

President Crouch: Would you come to the microphone and state your name for the record?

Brad Mills: We’re waiting for revised drawings then.

Bill Plesich: Bill Plesich, Reneer Construction, Columbus, Ohio. We’re the general contractor.

John Evans: John Evans, Dayton Freight Lines, Terminal Manager.

Bill Plesich: We met with all the parties involved last Tuesday. Dayton Freight Lines has agreed to do the single curb cut, decel lane, everything that they requested, and we should have drawings in everybody’s hands by probably Thursday. We’ll have them all finished up on Wednesday.

Brad Mills: They had a few other minor things with drainage and things of that nature, but, I believe, Mr. Jeffers is working with them, and they are working all of those details out.

Bill Plesich: Yep.

President Crouch: Are there any questions by the Commissioners? Chair will entertain a motion.

Commissioner Nix: I’ll make a motion we approve, pending the issues that were just discussed, on docket VC-1-2005.

Commissioner Musgrave: I’ll second that motion.

President Crouch: And, I–

Commissioner Nix: Hang on, excuse me just a second.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: This, I’m sorry, I was out of the room, this is for rezoning the property to R-4. I don’t think we can make a motion to do it pending something. It’s either satisfactory to us or it isn’t.

Brad Mills: That’s correct. This is an M-2 rezoning, and we cannot place conditions at the rezoning phase. It’s either rezoned or it’s not. So, those conditions that we discussed, and items that are of concern, are items that the County Engineer, County Surveyor, whatever other offices have placed on it through the site review. If they’re not acceptable, then they will not get their permits through site review.

Commissioner Musgrave: Will you amend your motion?

Commissioner Nix: Yes, I will amend my motion then.

Commissioner Musgrave: And, I amend my second to remove any reference to pending.

President Crouch: Alright. We will take a roll call vote on this. Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Crouch: Commissioner Musgrave?

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes, and I vote yes even without a pending, because I’ve heard their testimony that they will take care of those issues.

President Crouch: And I trust you, so, I will vote yes also. Thank you very much.

Bill Plesich: Okay, thank you.

President Crouch: Is there any other business to come before the board at this time?

Commissioner Musgrave: No.

President Crouch: Hearing none, I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Musgrave: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Crouch: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

(The meeting was adjourned at 3:06 p.m.)

         Those in Attendance:

         Suzanne Crouch             Cheryl Musgrave            Bill Nix

         Brad Mills                        Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Bev Behme

         Madelyn Grayson           Bill Plesich                      John Evans

         Others Unidentified         Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

REZONING BOARD

Suzanne M. Crouch, President

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave, Vice President

Bill Nix, Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.